diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 75c5228b..3a7f4232 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	* LIBGTOP-VERSION: Set version number to 1.0.0 binary age 0,
 	interface age 0.
 
-	* configure.in: Require GLIB >= 1.1.16.
+	* configure.in: Require GLIB >= 1.2.0.
 
 1999-02-23  Martin Baulig  <martin@home-of-linux.org>
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index af352b8a..ec08765a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ AC_SUBST(guile_subdirs)
 
 AM_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
-AM_PATH_GLIB(1.1.16,,AC_MSG_ERROR(GLIB >= 1.1.16 is required for LibGTop))
+AM_PATH_GLIB(1.2.0,,AC_MSG_ERROR(GLIB >= 1.2.0 is required for LibGTop))
 
 dnl You need to uncomment the following line if you want to use
 dnl libGTop without Gnome.